The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is continuing emergency work to repair the broken 30" main at Hemphill Avenue and Ferst Drive. Worked paused during move-in, and DWM expects to have the latest work completed this week. The plan is to reconnect campus buildings to a newer water main and eventually abandon the 30" main, given its age and recurring issues.  

Affected Roads (see map):

• Hemphill Avenue is closed to all inbound (southbound) traffic from 10th Street.
• Hemphill Avenue is closed in both directions between Ferst Drive and 8th Street.
• Outbound (northbound) traffic is permitted from 8th to 10th Street.
• 9th Street is closed from Hemphill Avenue to Curran Street.
• McMillan Street is closed between 9th and 8th Streets.

Timeline:

• DWM expects to have work at Hemphill and Ferst completed by the end of the week.
• DWM expects to have work around McMillan and 9th completed today.

Detouring:

• To access campus from 10th Street, use State Street or Fowler Street.
• West Campus is still accessible through 6th Street.

Water Impacts:

• No further water service impacts are expected from this work, with the exception of a brief outage at 8th Street Apartments to transition to the new main.